Return-path: Received: from mail-oi0-f51.google.com ([209.85.218.51]:35993 "EHLO mail-oi0-f51.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932093AbdCTQrD (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Mar 2017 12:47:03 -0400 Received: by mail-oi0-f51.google.com with SMTP id r203so20957833oib.3 for ; Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:46:57 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20064021-fcca-4092-e6ec-5ce7f964a0c1@lwfinger.net> References: <34e317ae-a112-79bc-41ef-c18433e8cc49@lwfinger.net> <20064021-fcca-4092-e6ec-5ce7f964a0c1@lwfinger.net> From: Fernanda Vejar Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:46:56 -0300 Message-ID: (sfid-20170320_174735_336568_4FD59768) Subject: Re: Wireless failed To: Larry Finger Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hello Larry, thank you very much for your fast answer. Buy running "modinfo iwlwifi": filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-112-lowlatency/updates/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlwifi.ko version: iwlwifi-stack-public:release/LinuxCore5:3714:27076532 license: GPL author: Copyright(c) 2003- 2014 Intel Corporation version: in-tree:d description: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux firmware: iwlwifi-7265-8.ucode firmware: iwlwifi-3160-8.ucode firmware: iwlwifi-7260-8.ucode firmware: iwlwifi-8000-8.ucode srcversion: 6E29C5B96E10698E38DC01F .... According to the reference (https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/iwlwifi#firmware) I need the iwlwifi-2030-6.ucode. I tried to install it previously as a first step, but It didn't work. I don't understand what I did wrong. Fernanda. 2017-03-20 12:50 GMT-03:00 Larry Finger : > On 03/20/2017 10:10 AM, Fernanda Vejar wrote: >> >> Hello Larry, >> >> thank you very much for your response. >> >> I'm using "Trisquel 7.0 LTS Belenos" since a few days. >> My kernel version is acoording to "uname -r" : "3.13.0-112-lowlatency". >> By "lspci --n"n I have found : "01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: >> Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 2230 [8086:0887] (rev c4)". >> There is no evidence of iwlwifi by running" lsmod". >> According to "dmesg | less", I've found: "Linux version >> 3.13.0-112-lowlatency (pbuilder@devel.trisquel.info) (gcc version >> 4.8.4 (Ubuntu 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.3) ) #159+7.0trisquel2 SMP PREEMPT >> Mon Mar 13 13:58:08 UTC 2017 (Ubuntu >> 3.13.0-112.159+7.0trisquel2-lowlatency 3.13.11-ckt39-gnu)", I think it >> could clarify a little more. But I can't see more relevant issue given >> by this command. >> >> I don't know if the problem is to be solved. Maybe I should try a new >> distro. > > > Kernel 3.13 is quite old; however according to > https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/iwlwifi#firmware, the > driver for the 2230 has been in the kernel since version 3.2. That reference > also tells you what firmware is needed. > > To resolve this, first check that the driver is available. If the command > "modinfo iwlwifi" returns an ERROR, then your kernel configuration does not > contain the driver. You will also need iwldvm to be configured. > > Larry > >